scope:

Part 2 of this NES covers the survey and repair requirements for steel surface ships and floating docks designed to MOD standards and the practices to be adopted when carrying out the surveys, repairs, and preparation of safety cetification for structural strength of MOD ships and floating docks.

It includes at Annex C. details of the Report of Survey - Surface Ships that has to be completed.

This NES is not applicable to steel ships and floating docks maintained in class with a Classification Society.

NOTE: The requirements and practices described herein are common to various types of ship. For information regarding structure peculiar to a particular type of ship, the Design Authority for that ship is to be consulted.